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A Message from the Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology June 5, 2020 I am writing today to express my indignation and sadness over the recent violence and mistreatment of Black Americans, including the senseless killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and many others. These acts have highlighted the pervasive racial injustices that have […]

Conservation Status

The IUCN Red List is based on a different taxonomy than Birds of the World. As such, we can only display conservation status for taxa where the two taxonomies match at the species level. For all unmatched taxa, the conservation status is "Unknown".

Conservation status

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Least Concern

LC

69.6%

Near Threatened

NT

8.5%

Vulnerable

VU

6.9%

Endangered

EN

4%

Critically Endangered

CR

1.9%

Extinct in the Wild

EW

0%

Extinct

EX

1.4%

Not Evaluated

NE

0%

Data Deficient

DD

0.4%

Unknown

7.1%

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